Examples of close call in a Sentence
We nearly didn't get out of the burning building. It was a pretty close call, let me tell you!
the doctor said I'd had a close call, and was lucky to be alive
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Thursday’s drone crash, which punched a hole in the plane’s left wing, was a close call, Sweeney said.
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Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
The teams met late in the 1930 season, which was another close call for Notre Dame, a 7-6 win that was played in front of 100,000 at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Watt's close call highlights the intense dangers reporters face while covering such unpredictable and dangerous events.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Times analysis of FAA records found that by August of that year, close calls were happening, on average, multiple times per week, often due to human error.
—Rebecca Tauber, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
The teams met late in the 1930 season, which was another close call for Notre Dame, a 7-6 win that was played in front of 100,000 at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Watt's close call highlights the intense dangers reporters face while covering such unpredictable and dangerous events.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Times analysis of FAA records found that by August of that year, close calls were happening, on average, multiple times per week, often due to human error.
—Rebecca Tauber, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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